A large bucket full of molten material is poured into a large container, possibly a mold, by a group of men using machinery. Some other men stoke the fire under the container. When finished pouring, the men lift the bucket up from the container and take it away on a crane. Two men put prods down repeatedly into the container, while others lay covers on top of it.
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United States 01 May 1904
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1904:
26 January 1904
"Danced at the Casino de Paris by the Elks and their Indian troop."
22 May 1904
A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects.
29 September 1904
Footage of spectators at the Friedenau velodrome in Berlin, dating from 1904. Several spectators, including a woman, are standing in front of a wooden fence.
25 April 1904
It's one on those thingies you see at amusement parks. You get into a small gondola, the machine starts whirling about, and centrifugal force lifts the gondolas up in the air.
21 June 1904
A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesman who runs a tab at the bar, he pays off his debt in a huff, using all his week's pay.
02 February 1904
A criminal woman is brought in by the police to be photographed (a mug-shot, presumably), capturing her making faces or grimacing.
15 January 1904
Only 8 surviving seconds of a man getting great pleasure from smoking a cigar.
01 January 1904
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
01 July 1904
A small child in the surf at the seashore. The child is evidently frightened at the rushing waves and stands terrified until a larger wave than usual comes along, whereupon the child turns and runs toward the shore.
20 January 1904
Chronophotograph record of a ball falling through a soap bubble.
01 January 1904
1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer.
19 May 1904
Old film taken in Lancashire, North England in May 1904.
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